Getting any of these items will not be a Cheap…Trick.
More than 300 lots from Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen’s personal archive go to auction, including over 70 guitars, two vehicles, stage-worn wardrobe, handwritten lyrics and more, led by his custom five-neck Hamer, never before offered for sale.
Among the Items Up For Bid Are:
- Stage played 1975 Hamer standard electric guitar — serial #0004, built in 1975 for Rick, who played it on stages all over the world from the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s and is easily one of the most important guitars of his career. Hamer even ran an ad which featured Rick with this guitar – estimate $200,000-$300,000
- 2004 Hamer Five Neck – est: $175,000-$200,000
- 1963 Fender Stratocaster – est: $40,000-$60,000
- 1984 Gibson Les Paul XPL – $15,000-$20,000
- 1955 Ford Thunderbird – he bought it in 1978, saying it was his “first extravagance” – est: $60,000-$80,000
- 1958 Ford Ranchero – est: $40,000-$60,000
- 1989 Custom Rick Nielsen Checker John Deere Tractor with Snowplough – est: $20,000-$30,000
- Handwritten “Heaven Tonight” working lyrics and studio notes – est: $3,000-$4,000
- Cheap Trick album worn sweater One on One with album cover and photo – est: $1,000-$2,000
- Detroit Tigers baseball cap work on the cover of 1982’s One on One album – est: $700-$900
To register and bid go to JuliensAuctions.com.
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